Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-05-13
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

President Harris, of the Northern
Pacific railroad, is expected to be
among the first to cross the Cascade
mountains when the track is COM
pleted. ...
Judge Kuhn has rendered the use
of Peckham spit for the pioneers clam
bake at Port Townsend, and will con-
tribute forty bushels of CLAIMS for the
occasion.
The district association of the Olym-
pia district, Puget Sound conference,
of the Methodist church, will be held
in Centralia on May 18th, 18th and
10Th. Ample provision has been made
for the accommodation of visiting
members.
The rapid increase in numbers of
the Tacoma guards will probably re-
suit in the formation of another COM
pany under the command of Capt.
w. P. Sharpstein. The guards have
already received their improved Spring
field rifles.
Bishop G. H. Fowler, of the M. E.
church of New York, is expected in
Tacoma the latter part of this month
to look after the interests of the church
and the matter of the construction of
the M. E. university at some point in
the Northwest.
1t transpires that there was no
smallpox on the steamship George W.
Elder after all. A little daughter of
Mrs. J. J. McKiel broke out with
measles on the upward trip and her
disease was mistaken for smallpox by
the Health Officer at Victoria.
John McCloud, who lives near Yelm,
is probably the oldest settler in West
ern Washington Territory. He has
lived in Pierce for forty-nine years, and
he states that this has been the longest
and most disagreeable winter and the
most backward spring that he has ever
experienced there.
The steamer Olympian left Seattle
last week for Alaska, with one pas
senger. On her arrival at Victoria
this list was not materially increased, i,
and Captain Carroll telegraphed to
Goodall, Perkins & Co., of San Fran
cisco, stating the facts, and asking for
instructions. The company replied
that they could not afford to run fer
ry to Alaska for one passenger, and re-
quested the captain to return to Seat
tie with his steamer and remain there
until the 18th instant, when another
start will be made.
At Walla Walla Masonic hall as
sociation has been organized with q
capital of $4,000 divided into 800
shares Of $25 each. The trustees are
are B. L. Sharpstein, Harry Krutz, w.
P. Winans, H. NJ. Chase and Levi An
keny. 1t is the intention of the asso-
citation TO erect as soon as possible q
three-story brick building on the Bing-
ham lot, corner of Main and First
streets. The building will occupy all
the lot, 42x12O feet. The ground floor
will be divided into stores, the second
story for Offices and the third story for
lodge purposes.
A Walla Walla paper contains the
following K. of P. notes: Pythian
lodges are in progress of formation at
Pullman, w. T., and Lewiston, Idaho.
Hon. Jay Tuttle, grand chancellor Of
Oregon, will attend the coming session
of the Grand lodge of Washington at
Vancouver. Governor Semple will de-
liver the Pythian address of welcome
at the fourth annual convention of the
Grand lodge of Washington. Gov.
Semple is the outer guard of Vancou-
yer lodge No. 6. Steps will soon be
taken to institute Pythian lodge at
Lynden, Whatcom county.
The Kitsap Pioneer calls attention
to the fact that large tracts of valuable
lands in that county are owned by
nonresident mill companies, who
have secured them at from $500 to ST.
600 per quarter section, holding it to
draw future supplies from. They do
not pay taxes on more value than the
land costs them. Many quarter Sec
tions have $4,000 worth of timber
upon them at low stumpage rate.
The rancher on the other hand, takes
up a claim, and improves it until it is
worth 500 an acre, at which rate he
would pay taxes on his claim, valua-
ton of $4,000, besides his improve
ments.
Yakima Signal: VIM. Otto, who
lives near Trout lake, Klickitat county,
had a terrible experience lately while
out hunting. He was fortunate
enough TO kill large sized cougar, and
leaning his gun against tree proceed
ed to rem owe the animals skin. The
barking of his dog caused him to raise
his eyes and there within few feet oil
him crouched his victims mate. In
attempting to get his gun he tripped
and fell, and the cougar was on top ol
him. The cougar was tearing him
with claws and teeth when Mr.. Otto
whipped out his knife and by great
exertion of strength cut the animals
throat and it fell dead ut his feet. Re.
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